Sarah Elizabeth Charles is a vocalist and composer based in New York City. She has worked with numerous artists; led her band, SCOPE, for 13 years; and recorded four critically acclaimed studio albums under her own name. Ms. Charles’s musical output has been described as a “genre of one” (DownBeat Magazine), “soulfully articulate” (The New York Times),and “an unmatched sound”(Life+Times, curated by Jay-Z).

In addition to her performances, Ms. Charles is also an active educator. She currently works as a lead teaching artist with Carnegie Hall at Sing Sing Correctional Facility and co-teaches two self-designed courses (with Caroline Davis) called Jazz and Gender andNew Narratives: Creating Space for Equity in Music at The New School. In 2019, she was one of five recipients of the Yale School of Music’s Distinguished Teaching Artist Award. In 2020, she became a selected member of the Joe’s Pub Working Group, a recipient of the NYC Women’s Fund grant for her band’s fourth album, BlankCanvas, and a recipient of Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works grant. In 2023, she was selected by Joe’s Pub to receive the New York Voices Commission for her song cycle set to Maya Angelou’s poetry and debuted her project Dawn (inspired by her journey through miscarriage, birth, and motherhood) in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Room.One need only look to the future for more boundary pushing music and initiatives from this unique artist.

Hailed as “an impressive soloist and an immaculate accompanist” who is “particularly inventive,” Brooklyn-based pianist, composer, and bandleader Jarrett Cherner has captivated listeners with his lyricism, technical facility, and consistently evolving musical vision. He debuted on his own label BaldHill Records with the trio release Burgeoning, which earned recognition from the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards. As a driving force behind the collective jazz quintet Sketches, Mr. Cherner released two albums, both critically acclaimed: Sketches Volume One and Sketches Volume Two. His 2016 trio release Expanding Heart features bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Jason Burger in a set that reflects personal growth, combining original material with covers of wildly disparate songs by Vincent Rose, Otis Redding, and Ornette Coleman. He united with vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles for their 2020 release Tone, an album that features eight original songs—finely wrought, emotive, and richly melodic. He has since toured to the US, South America, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. A passionate educator as well, he has worked as a teaching artist with Carnegie Hall, taught for years at Franklin & Marshall College, and maintains a private studio in Brooklyn.